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Telecom fraud is a criminal method that has emerged with the development of informatization, causing huge economic losses and mental harm to victims, even after the continuous emergence of cases, people have been vigilant, but from time to time people are deceived.
According to statistics, the amount of fraud recovered by the Ministry of Public Security in 2022 alone was as high as more than 318 billion yuan, and there are many funds that have not been successfully recovered.
More than 60% of China's telecom fraud is linked to telecom fraud syndicates in northern Myanmar.
The arrogant behavior of the telecom fraud group in northern Myanmar has long attracted the attention of the country.
This year, after many communications, China has reached cooperation with Myanmar to jointly crack down on the northern Myanmar telegram group.
On September 5, the mainland announced the results of the operation, among which there were many big fish, and the culprit who harmed the Chinese people was finally caught.
Scams abound
What is Telecom Fraud? When did telecom fraud start?
The criminal form of telecommunications fraud has been on the rise in Taiwan as early as the 90s of last century, and by 2003, relevant cases began to appear in the mainland.
At that time, the fraud method was relatively simple and crude, and criminals often falsely claimed that the victim had a relative who had an accident, and now they are waiting for rescue, asking the victim to pay for the "hospital account".
This kind of deception is actually not difficult to debunk, but because communication at that time was not developed, information exchange was not smooth, and criminals were good at creating a tense atmosphere, people were often deceived.
(Telecom Fraud)
Of course, there are also scammers with high-end means, not using this kind of scam that can be exposed with a phone call, but will lie that the victim has won the lottery, but you need to pay a tax before claiming the prize.
If the victim gives money, the scammer will continue to ask the victim to pay money in the name of lawyer fees, handling fees, notary fees, etc., until the victim is drained or awakened.
However, as the police continue to crack down on telecom fraud and publicize it, the criminals of these telecom fraud gradually find that the original method is not as good as before.
So these people developed a new fraud technique, that is, impersonating the service personnel of the credit company or the bank, and even the personnel of the public prosecution and judicial organs, on the grounds that the telephone card and bank card in the victim's name were stolen by criminals, to freeze and threaten and demand the victim to pay a security deposit.
Later, with the development of the Internet and the development of the economy, fraudsters are also "keeping pace with the times", they seize people's pursuit of wealth, and the fraud methods are more colorful.
(The rise of new scams)
There are those who use "part-time work" as an excuse, and then evaporate in the world after the victim really places a large order; There are high-return investment opportunities as bait to deceive victims into investing;
There are also opportunities to take advantage of the victim's lack of money, pretending that they can help with loans and defrauding handling fees, and so on.
The Chinese government has always paid attention to the problem because of the great harm caused to Chinese by telecom fraud, but the crackdown on telecom fraud has not been smooth.
After 2009, due to the continuous crackdown on telecom fraud in China, fraudsters began to move to neighboring countries, and cross-border law enforcement faced many difficulties.
Especially in northern Myanmar, the Myanmar government does not have strong control over the area, and even if China reaches an agreement with the Myanmar government, it is difficult to deal a real blow to criminals in northern Myanmar.
The financiers behind these fraud groups are often connected with local tycoons, so it is very difficult to combat fraud groups.
(Northern Myanmar Mountain Forest)
And some of the bottom-level minions who were caught can even be said to be "victims" - they were lured by the fraud syndicate with high salaries, and only found out that they were going to commit fraud when they arrived at the "company".
If these people are unwilling to cooperate, the "company" will show its cruel side, beating, jailing them and even threatening their lives to become part of a telecom fraud ring.
And those key people only need to avoid the limelight after escaping, they will "re-emerge" and pull up a new fraud syndicate.
Behind the scenes
Fraud syndicates in northern Myanmar are rampant and repeatedly banned, and China's public security authorities have long been concerned about this problem.
While the Ministry of Public Security is also actively liaising with the Myanmar police to jointly combat criminal syndicates in northern Myanmar.
Finally, in May this year, the police of China, Myanmar and Thailand reached a cooperation agreement, stipulating information sharing, joint crackdowns, and a series of anti-deception measures.
Subsequently, the police of the three countries launched a joint crackdown in Myanmar to encircle and suppress the rampant telecom fraud syndicate in northern Myanmar.
Not only that, but in August this year, the Lao police also joined the team to combat telecom fraud syndicates in northern Myanmar.
From August 15 to 16 this year, China, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos held a kick-off meeting for the joint action of the four countries to combat telecommunications fraud and derivative crimes in northern Myanmar in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
(Kick-off meeting of China-Thailand-Myanmar Laos Joint Action)
Subsequently, the police of the four countries dispatched personnel to participate in the operation with the slogan "Kill on the spot without surrender".
The slogan of the operation reflects the determination of the police of the four countries, and the results of the operation confirm this.
On September 5, China's Yunnan public security authorities released information on cracking down on telecom fraud syndicates in northern Myanmar.
As of September 3, China had worked with Myanmar police to shut down 11 telecom fraud dens and arrest 269 suspects, including Chinese nationals who had been handed over to Chinese police.
It is worth mentioning that this time, 21 people are backbones, leaders or financial owners, these people did not run away this time, in addition, 19 fugitives were also captured in the operation, one of whom was even killed.
The arrest of these members shows that this operation will have real results.
(Chinese Police Operations)
In an interview with reporters, the person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security resolutely stated that he would continue to strengthen cooperation among all parties and intensify the crackdown on telecom fraud groups in northern Myanmar to safeguard the safety of people's lives and property.
He warned those who engage in cross-border telecommunications fraud and derivative crimes not to take chances, that turning themselves in early is the right way, and that stubborn resistance will only be dealt a heavier blow.
It is believed that with the joint efforts of all parties concerned, the living space of the telecom fraud group in northern Myanmar will be compressed step by step, and the situation of northern Myanmar as a telecom fraud den will eventually become history.